Who Should I Trade?

James Wood for Josh Naylor (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	James Wood LF,RF,DH - WSH	Josh Naylor 1B,DH - SEA
Expert Recommendation	83% Recommended by 5 of 6 experts	17% Recommended by 1 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 12	# 49
VBR	# 125	# 28

Projections

Runs	11	14
Home Runs	3	4
RBI	10	15
Stolen Bases	2	4
Batting Average	.262	.267

Misc

Injury Alert	IL10	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 11	# 54

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 11	# 68

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 35	# 66

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 6	# 31

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 17	# 88

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 124	# 31

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	James Wood LF,RF,DH - WSH	Josh Naylor 1B,DH - SEA
2026 Stats


At Bats	437	483

Runs	100	48

Hits	116	131

Singles	59	103

Doubles	26	18

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	30	10

RBI	73	47

Stolen Bases	17	25

Caught Stealing	2	7

Walks	90	40

Strikeouts	153	67

Batting Average	.265	.271

On Base Pct	.393	.332

Slugging Pct	.536	.371

On-base Plus Slugging	.928	.703

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	James Wood LF,RF,DH - WSH	Josh Naylor 1B,DH - SEA
2026 Projections


At Bats	62	104

Runs	11	14

Hits	16	28

Singles	9	19

Doubles	4	5

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	3	4

RBI	10	15

Stolen Bases	2	4

Caught Stealing	1	1

Walks	10	9

Strikeouts	21	16

Batting Average	.262	.267

On Base Pct	.376	.336

Slugging Pct	.487	.419

On-base Plus Slugging	.863	.756

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	James Wood LF,RF,DH - WSH	Josh Naylor 1B,DH - SEA
News
	Nationals manager Blake Butera said James Wood’s recovery from his oblique strain has been slower than hoped. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th	Josh Naylor went 3-for-5 with two RBI in the Mariners 7-5 win over the Brewers on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th
	James Wood hit off a tee on Friday at 60 percent intensity. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th	Josh Naylor is back in the Mariners lineup on Wednesday against the Yankees. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th
	Nationals manager Blake Butera said James Wood is not expected to be activated from the injured list when eligible later this week. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th	Mariners first baseman Josh Naylor is out of Tuesday's lineup due to right wrist soreness. Brenton Kemp Tue, Aug 11th
	James Wood (oblique) was placed on the 10-day IL on Tuesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Aug 4th	Josh Naylor went 3-for-4 with two home runs in the Mariners 3-2 loss against the Rays on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th
	Nationals manager Blake Butera told reporters James Wood will undergo an MRI on his left side. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th	Mariners manager Dan Wilson said Josh Naylor was fine after leaving Sunday's game. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	James Wood LF,RF,DH - WSH			Josh Naylor 1B,DH - SEA
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#17	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#225
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#396
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#84	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#88	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (5-1)	#116	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#385
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#138	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#138	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#318
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#85
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#318	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#178	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	vs NYM	Austin Warren
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#166	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#289
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#391
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#306
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#322
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#125
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#393	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#187	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#387	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#385	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#93
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#344	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#205
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#231	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#64	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#79
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#433	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#430	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#393
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#140	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD			vs ATH
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD			vs ATH
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD			vs TEX
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD			vs TEX
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA			@ ATH
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI			@ LAA
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI			@ LAA
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL			@ COL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL			@ COL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL			@ COL
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET			vs HOU
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET			vs HOU
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM			vs LAA
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM			vs LAA
Fri, Mar 27th				vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Mon, Apr 27th				@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Mon, May 4th				vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#385
Mon, May 11th				@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Thu, Jun 11th				@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Thu, Jun 18th				vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Thu, Jul 9th				@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs ATH
Thu, Sep 10th				vs TEX
Mon, Sep 14th				@ LAA
Thu, Sep 24th				vs LAA

Who Should I Trade?

James Wood for Josh Naylor (2026)

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